1. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  2. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  3. This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  4. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  5. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  6. We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
  7. Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
  8. I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
  9. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  10. Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
  11. There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
  12. The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.